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author | Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com> |
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3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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5 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute | |
6 verbatim copies of this document provided that the | |
7 copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved. | |
8 | |
9 * GNU and the Free Software Foundation | |
10 | |
11 Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc. | |
12 The Free Software Foundation has the following goals: | |
13 1) to create GNU as a full development/operating system. | |
14 2) to distribute GNU and other useful software with source code and | |
15 permission to copy and redistribute. | |
16 | |
17 Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file | |
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18 /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/GNU (All files referred to are on the Internet host |
101 | 19 prep.ai.mit.edu. |
20 | |
21 Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroupscan | |
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22 be found in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MAILINGLISTS. |
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24 * How To Get The Software | |
25 | |
26 The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else | |
27 who has it. You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one | |
28 else; just copy it. The second easiest is to ftp it over the | |
29 Internet. The third easiest way is to uucp it. Ftp and uucp | |
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30 information is in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP. |
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32 If you cannot get a copy any of these ways, or if you would feel more | |
33 confident getting copies straight from us, or if you would like to get | |
34 some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the | |
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35 Free Software Foundation. See file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB. |
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37 * Available Software | |
38 | |
39 ** GNU Emacs | |
40 | |
41 The GNU Emacs distribution includes: | |
42 - manual source in TeX format. | |
43 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library. | |
44 | |
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45 See file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES for the status of porting Emacs to |
101 | 46 various machines and operating systems. |
47 | |
48 ** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP. | |
49 | |
50 The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme | |
51 Project on it tapes. A partial ftp distribution can be found on | |
52 prep.ai.mit.edu. The full ftp distribution can be found on | |
53 zurich.ai.mit.edu. | |
54 | |
55 Problems with the C Scheme distribution and it's ftp distribution | |
56 should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. There are two | |
57 general mailing lists: <scheme@mc.lcs.mit.edu> and | |
58 <info-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. Requests to join either list to: | |
59 <info-cscheme-request@prep.ai.mit.edu> or | |
60 <scheme-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu>. | |
61 | |
62 ** Other GNU Software | |
63 | |
64 A fuller list of available software are in the files | |
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65 /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB and /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP. |
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67 * No Warranties | |
68 | |
69 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without | |
70 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts | |
71 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for | |
72 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he | |
73 says so in writing. | |
74 | |
75 * If You Like The Software | |
76 | |
77 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free | |
78 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation. | |
79 Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future | |
80 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating | |
81 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user | |
82 programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us | |
83 at Internet address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail | |
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84 address found in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB. |